about

Hello. I’m Karen Dempsey, and I offer psychotherapy and counselling to individuals and couples in Purley, Paddington and Clapham – as well as online counselling via Skype.

I am a UKCP registered psychotherapist, and a registered member of the BACP. My approach is integrative and transpersonal. I abide by the professional guidelines set out in the BACP’s Ethical Framework.

As well as my private practice – where I work on an open-ended basis – I offer short-term counselling at an NHS surgery in Lambeth, supporting patients who are experiencing depression and anxiety. I am a Clinical Team Leader for an IAPT service, managing placement therapists working at The Awareness Centre in Clapham.

I have also been involved with voluntary and charitable agencies:

Help Counselling in Notting Hill, working long term to help people through their stress, depression, anxiety and relationship troubles – and to discover hope, strength and self-esteem.

Cruse bereavement counselling service in Croydon, supporting people through their grief.

City Pregnancy Counselling & Psychotherapy, specialising in miscarriage and pregnancy-related issues – for men and women.

The Caravan in Piccadilly, offering counselling and listening services to people who reach out to someone when they have nowhere else to go.

Association for Pastoral Care in Mental Health in Croydon, working with people living with mental illness in the community, and helping to run creative writing groups.

My qualifications include:

MA in Transpersonal Counselling & Psychotherapy

Diploma in Transpersonal Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy

CPD in Couples Counselling

CPD in the Trauma of Miscarriage

Certificate in Integrating CBT Modalities

Awareness in Bereavement Care – Cruse

MA in Creative Writing

If you’d like to know more about working with me, please call 07956 823501 for a confidential chat, or you can email me.